AstroData

Set of C++ classes to operate on radio astronomical data.

Installation

Set the INSTALL_ROOT environment variable to the location where you want the library and include files installed. If this package is installed in $HOME/Code/APERTIF/AstroData this would be:

 $ export INSTALL_ROOT=$HOME/Code/APERTIF

Then build as follows:

 $ make install

Dependencies

• utils - master branch

Optional dependencies

• HDF5 Set the LOFAR environment variable to true.

• PSRDADA Set the PSRDADA environment variable to location of the psrdada source, preferably ${INSTALL_ROOT}/psrdada.

Included classes

ReadData.hpp

Data io functions:

• readZappedChannels Zapped channels (excluded from computation)
• readIntegrationSteps Integration steps
• readSIGPROC SIGPROC data
• readLOFAR LOFAR data
• readPSRDadaHeader PSRDADA buffer
• readPSRDada PSRDADA data

Platform.hpp

Classes and readers for:

• paddingConf Memory padding
• readPaddingConf
• vectorWidthConf Vector unit width
• readVectorWidthConf

Observation.hpp

A class to hold physical observations parameters and search configuration.

Generator.hpp

Generator for fake data, useful for for testing.

• generatePulsar Generates a periodic single signal, not too relastic.
• generateSinglePulse Generates a single pulse

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.